noun, verb, adj — 10 senses
/fɹɪt/
Etymology Either from French fritte, from frit (“fried”), or else from Italian fritta f (“fried”).
A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences Such material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)
Such material that is resistant to melting and used to physically support objects in a crucible.
A material, whether ceramic, plastic or some other material, that is used for support in chemical apparatus.
Any of many black enamel dots baked in a graded pattern onto the glass around the edge of a windshield.
Etymology Either from French fritte, from frit (“fried”), or else from Italian fritta f (“fried”).
To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture
To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.
Etymology Dialectal past participle of fright (“frighten”), formed on the model of bite:bit and light:lit. Compare the parallel formation fit (“fought”). By the late 20th century, largely confined to the Lincolnshire dialect, but adopted into political slang in the 1980s from the speeches of Grantham-born Margaret Thatcher.
Government, Politics UK, Especially, Regional Frightened.
Etymology Dialectal past participle of fright (“frighten”), formed on the model of bite:bit and light:lit. Compare the parallel formation fit (“fought”). By the late 20th century, largely confined to the Lincolnshire dialect, but adopted into political slang in the 1980s from the speeches of Grantham-born Margaret Thatcher.
Government, Politics UK, Derogatory A politician who does not perform some action (for example answering a question or calling a vote) out of fear of losing.
A frit fly.
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